Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner M2

3AKJCYDJ5GDHR6688 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
M2 106
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections36
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 36
First seenJun 13, 2023
NM
Last seenNov 6, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJCYDJ5GDHR6688
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
3AK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JCYDJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
HR6688

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
FREIGHTLINER

Prefix basis · 591 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M2

Prefix basis · 591 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
M2 106

Sourced label · prefix basis 591 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
M2

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 13, 2023 – Nov 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 6, 2025TXI · Full4CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/CI
Oct 14, 2025USII · Walk-around1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734953AB2P/CI
Sep 23, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/CH
Sep 8, 2025USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
Aug 26, 2025TXI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
Aug 23, 2025USIII · Driver-only0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
Aug 18, 2025USI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
Aug 7, 2025USI · Full5OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
Jun 21, 2025TXI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
Jun 4, 2025TXI · Full4CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
May 6, 2025TXI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
Apr 23, 2025NMII · Walk-around3OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
Apr 3, 2025TXI · Full3CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
Mar 19, 2025TXI · Full4CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
Feb 27, 2025USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
Feb 14, 2025USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
Feb 11, 2025TXI · Full3CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
Jan 23, 2025TXI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
Dec 6, 2024TXI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
Nov 6, 2024TXI · Full3CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
Nov 4, 2024USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
Aug 6, 2024TXI · Full1CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
Jul 30, 2024USI · Full2OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/CI
Jun 28, 2024TXI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
Jun 14, 2024USI · Full1OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
Feb 29, 2024TXII · Walk-around4OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/DF
Feb 19, 2024TXI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
Jan 3, 2024USI · Full1OOSCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
Nov 24, 2023NMI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
Sep 22, 2023TXI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
Sep 14, 2023TXI · Full4CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
Sep 1, 2023USI · Full0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
Jul 17, 2023TXI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/CI
Jul 14, 2023TXI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
Jun 30, 2023TXI · Full2CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/CI
Jun 13, 2023NMIII · Driver-only0CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV 84734952AB2P/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV847349Jun 13, 2023Nov 6, 202536CI
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
52AB2PCICARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVJun 30, 2023Nov 6, 20254
53AB2PCICARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVOct 14, 2025Oct 14, 20251
52AB2PCHCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVSep 23, 2025Sep 23, 20251
52AB2PMXCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVJun 13, 2023Sep 8, 202529
52AB2PDFCARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CVFeb 29, 2024Feb 29, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026